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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the deck steward hand Cressida?
(a) An envelope containing a wireless message.
(b) An invitation to the captain's table for dinner.
(c) A gin and tonic.
(d) A mint julep.

2. How does Cressida explain her melancholy to Carrie?
(a) The cloudy, grey skies makes her melancholy.
(b) Melancholy is a genetic trait in her family tree.
(c) The sea air always briefly makes her melancholy.
(d) The prospect of her usualy seasickness.

3. Who is the primary provider during Cressida's first marriage?
(a) Cressida.
(b) Cressida's husband.
(c) Cressida's father.
(d) Cressida's two sisters.

4. How does Cressida think her sisters view her?
(a) As an angel from heaven.
(b) As a bit of an airhead.
(c) As a fountain of wealth.
(d) As a greedy woman who has amassed a fortune.

5. What is Carrie's private thought about Horace's support of Cressida?
(a) Horace's support can usually be easily bought.
(b) It is all show.
(c) Horace is the finest son a woman could hope to have.
(d) Carrie wishes Horace were support Carrie's decision to come on the voyage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the "inner circle" is not accompanying Cressida?

2. How does Cressida explain her sister's presence?

3. What is the narrator's relationship to the famous person who is boarding the cruise ship?

4. Who is Jerome Brown?

5. Who is jealous of Cressida's success?

(see the answer key)

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